Why is there NO '09 IHRA Stock & S/S World Points Champion ???

[Bryan Worner]

I think IHRA did that so people like Sid would have something to bitch about!!!

[Dave Ribeiro]

I do think this was all explained in the beginning of 2009 before the season started ? I agree with Chip and others that it gave others who couldn't afford to attend 6-8 races a chance to win... Do you think NHRA
and Nascar shootout's had anything to do with IHRA using it... Yes, and it has made things very interesting .... I think it will get even better this year if Scotty Wins.... Why should you have to travel thousands of miles if you don't have too... I do think they should look at a min. of 2/3 races for the year going forward........... Time will tell, but those are the RULES ...

Merry Xmas & Happy New Year to all....

[danny waters sr]

Originally Posted by Mayfield360otc

Anyone know ???

Bret Kepner would probably know.

[Rick Blake]

Originally Posted by Sid Munson1091

Guys pay attention & don't shoot the messenger because he speaks the truth.....the key thing to remember here is that NHRA "use to do it"....THEY DON'T DO IT THAT WAY NOW !!! Want to know why?? IT DIDN'T WORK that's why hello!!!! Myron are you telling me that if your in 1st place in Stock World points most of the entire season and got the next closest guy beat by 8 rounds points going into the last event of the year...then went to this Tourament of Champions deal & lost 1st rd. you'ed be happy NOT BEING THE WORLD CHAMPION??? Come on I don't buy that why on earth doesn't everyone complain to the IHRA brass big wigs & explain to them how stupid this is????

I had a little chat with Skooter about this and he kinda made me feel like if you don't like it....too bad

Ok....if you don't attend four divisionals'; you loose your points at the end of the year, but you can theoretically race two races and be a national champion....Sorry, doesn't work for me

[Myron Piatek]

That was announced and continued to be promoted since about a year ago! It has its plusses & minuses. But I believe the main idea was to keep more people showing up through the end of the season by providing an opportunity for a shot at the World Championship for everyone through the end of the season without having to travel as much. With the bad economy, it's difficult to say how much it help or hurt car counts. But it was enough to IHRA Sportsman racing going.

http://ihra.com/article/4143.html

You need to keep up with the IHRA news.

NHRA use to do something similar many years ago with their World Finals being an "invitational" for the championship. It may have been like that in 1980 when I went to NHRA's FIRST ET Bracket World Championship race at the World Finals in Ontario, CA! Both bracket programs are similar now also.

[Tom Briggs7100]

Danny are you saying that it's possible that Scotty Richardson might end up being the 2009 IHRA World Champion and he only raced at one IHRA event the whole season ???

[danny waters sr]

Originally Posted by Tom Briggs7100

Danny are you saying that it's possible that Scotty Richardson might end up being the 2009 IHRA World Champion and he only raced at one IHRA event the whole season ???

Yep ,except for the sportsnational on friday at the TOC race in which he was running stock and could have possibly won that and qualified for a stock TOC that weekend.

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by Mayfield360otc

So when Scotty Richardson wins the Race of Champions next April & becomes the '09 IHRA World Champion (after attending only 1 race this season) think people are going to be pissed off enough to complain enough to IHRA to change it back to the old highest points at the end of the season wins format????

If a guy from Minnesota were to attend the Byron,IL Sportsnationals and win it in his only race of the year,he then could be World Champ by winning the Tournament.If he only races twice a year and wins both races,I think he did pretty good.Maybe not a World Champ to some,but those are the current rules.